Iron rest



Feb. 9, 1954 c, BlNGGELY 2,668,379

IRON REST Filed Sept. 22, 1948 '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOH. Elmer C.Binyyely ATTORNEY.

Feb. 9, 1954 E. c. BINGGIELY 2,66%379 IRON REST Filed Sept. 22, 1948 2Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOH.

ATTORNEY.

Elmer C. Biayyely Patented Feb. 9, 1954 lapse Duration ammo:Application-September 22, r a s, fierialilio fipso 3 fllaims. i :1 "Thepresent invention,rlates'toimprovements iinysad'. irons. and, more.particularlyito a new; and improved collapsible rest for supporting thesole fip'late ,ofi an ,ironing surface when the iron, 'is'not use.

A principal 'ifeature' of the invention is 'Ithe provisioniof acollapsible rest for a sad .Iiro'n jwhich automatically extends v,uponelevation of the sole plate .from anlironing surface.

Another:importantlfeature is the provision of.

'"a rest 1 which automatically eollapses when jthe "iron is pushed away;from its restlposition.

';'A further feature is [a oollapsibleirest which,is normally housedwithin the confines {of lthejiron properand retained there untilreleased by tilt- 'Figure'3 is a fragmentary-viewof the'modified-"i;for-m: showing the position of parts of the-Test :xas itiiscollapsing from its extended' posit'ion.

Referring first to Figure lfit will-be observed uthat the invention isshown as incorporated in ea conventienal electric'iron having "a soleplate -10,.a covershell H and an operating handle-lj2. :Thesex'elementsmay be of conventional form. :Thasole plate is preferably of thetypehavingan ,imbeddeduelectric heating element and-atherzimostaticzc'ontrol device having anadjusta ble eon-.'.;-tro1;.knobi;3. therefor.

i 'It .rw-ill be. observed 'that the cover 5811 8111191?)- .,.:iectsrearwardlyflof the *heelio'f the iron andthat :its gnnder sicler-hasv aclosure member --l4=which is :trol the position .oilthe i'iron :rest J8,pivoted to "the sole-plate at [9. QA' torsion spring. 20. posirtionedaboutgpin I6 u rges lever J 5 counterclockwise into eneagementwith ltheshorter .end of rest I8 forwardl ofiits pivot.

' "Rest -l8'i'ieomprises Ma relatively .shortlever "monntedfoipivotal'movementin .a slot} l formed in1the" eentrali portioni of thesole plate .The

rlonger end -of "the restjis. serrated ..or roughened 10 -=and=rouhlied.onitsforvward corner for a,purpose which will become f apparent later.{The shorter end-is shapedito abut.a.po rtion127 of the. sole-plateawhen the rest isgin retracted, position which is-"somewhattabovethe'lower surface of the sole 315 i platexas "indicated infFTigure '1.It will ,also .be

*learj that-abutment '21' actsasa top "forvthe rest when the latter isinits extended; iron support- 'ing position.

in order that. :control lever may be ..moved clockwise} bytheiuserjso asto permit extension ofthegravitypctuatedrest 1ev,er;|8, lever Sisprovided with a :irelease button 23 projecting --throughj-an-sopening24in the "bottom 'of wrinkle eliminator "-14, This buttont is sodesigned as to ,25fi roject from the"'*l;0wer surface of the Wrinkle-.-'elimi-nator-onlyia 'shortdistance when the rest isindetracted"position. 'fDue to 'thelocation of *theebuttondn-proximity'fto' pivot IE it will be obvious that only' a slight upwardmovement of thebntton is required inor'derto release the rest.

The--eontrol 'lever and the-wrinkleeliminator associated therewithareheld-irrplaoe on the under ame -er: the-oover shell bymeans of a"bracket 2 5 and ngle s :rew*"-26. Removal ofi'screw 26 together witheontrol *'lever i5 and button 23.

operationithe rest-is held-collapsed, as indi- "linesin Figure 1',,bymeans of rsion sp'r'ing' ifli In 'these circumstances, tab wardend-of theaoont-rol lever rests metraetedyagainst abntme'nt fil of-"thesole plate. iishoii ld' themseraWiSh te support "the iron withthestileplate out of eontact 'with the material :soishapediandpositioned relativetothe; heel of b n -im fir he m lly' tilts *theironbackward 1the;iron ;as:to act asv a. wrinkle-eliminator during rearward:movement of the iron over material ':;being ironed.

Referring-newts the rest, it will-be-seen "to f aceiandwrotatesthecontrol-lever upward per- 2 mittingrrest 18 to. fallby: gravity.Slight back- :oomprise hut-Y-vtwmsimple. elements each of which mi wfii'mfl wm ntwf I 'thei frron with rest ts incom I tively long: controllever, 15- pivoted to arrupturned .portionof the wrinkle ieliminatortas:by; rivet -16. 'iLever v. 1.5 extends ,forwardly vwithin shell :I; land "its forembstend J 1;is --tu-rned--. to one side: tween-1.

iztaet twitlrzfthezironing :surface brings -'the center,-11iHeii)f-,:thea1:est is iightiwfonward of vertical 7 line -aagpassingrw'tinnueh pin '19. :Theziro-n is nowsummitsddmaistablemestpositionmpon :the rear- 165rm timmerisiffthevrisrrinl 1ei-ieliminator: sandthe pivots the rest counterclockwise intoits collapsed position as the sole plate comes back to rest upon theironing board. At thesame time the control lever I is urgedcounterclockwise by spring 20 so as to retract rest I8 entirely withinthe confines of the lower edge of slot 2|. The operatormay then continueto iron, lifting the iron at will without danger of the rest extendingitself or assuming a position in which parts thereof would catch in thematerial being ironed.

The second embodiment shown in Figures 2 and 3 operates similarly. Thesame or similar parts are indicated by the same numerals primed and willnot be redescribed here.

As in the first embodiment, the rest comprises two pivoted levers,namely, a control. lever 33 and a rest lever or sector 3|. Control lever33 is pivoted to the sole plate intermediate its ,end by a pin 32 and isurged clockwise by. a torsion spring 33. The rearmost end of the controllever pro jects a slight distance through an opening 34 formed inwrinklereliminator 35. Thisend is turned over to form a relatively widearea button 36. The forward end of the control lever has an upturnednose 31 offset from the main body of' the lever. It comprises a forwardlooking surface 38 and a rearward cammed surface 39 whose function willbecome apparent below.

Rest sector 3| is pivoted at its forward end to.

the sole plate by a pin 40 positioned at the forward end of a slot 41formed in the central midportion of the sole plate. The rearmost cornerof the sector has an upturned tab 42 located in the path of nose 3! oncontrol lever 30. forward corner of the sector is preferably serrated at43 to facilitate proper operation of the rest and in particularcounterclockwise rotation of the sector when collapsing it to itsretracted position.

In operation, assuming the iron supported on an ironing surface, theiron can be placed in a rest position by the operator tilting itbackwards onto the rear corner of the wrinkle eliminator 35. In sodoing, button 36 of the control lever strikes the ironing surface and isrotated counterclockwise so that nose 3'! moves out of the path of tab42 on rest sector 3!. This sector then rotates downwardly by gravityinto engagement with the ironing surface where it cooperates with therearmost portion of the wrinkle eliminator or of the shell to supportthe sole plate entirely above the ironing surface. In so doing, theforward upper corner of the sector engages the end of slot 4| in thesole plate which acts as a sector stop.

Return of the iron to its normal operating position will be bestunderstood by reference to Fig ure 3. As in the preferred embodiment,return of the iron is accomplished by tilting the iron forwardly on therest sector. As the sector rotates counterclockwise the upper innercorner of tab 42 engages cam surface 39 of control lever 3!). Continuedupward movement of the sector rotates lever 30 counterclockwise againstthe action of spring 33. As tab 42 over-rides nose 3'] the spring willrotate the control lever clockwise a short dis- The tance and surface 38will act on tab 42 to lift the lower edge of the sector slightly abovethe bottom surface of the sole plate and firmly hold it in this positionuntil the iron is again tilted backwardly to operate button 36.

From the foregoing description of two specific embodiments of theinvention it will be readily appreciated that numerous other designs andarrangements of parts can be made without departing from the spirit ofthis invention or the basic principles thereof.

I claim: 1. An. electric sad iron comprising, a sole plate,

- a cover shell therefor, an operating handle overlying and connected tosaid shell, a retractable rest for supporting said iron in an inclinedposition with said sole plate out of contact with an ironing surfacecomprising two movable members one of which serves as an iron supportingrest and the other as a control member for holding said rest normally inthe retracted position thereof, said sole plate having an elongated slotextending lengthwise thereof near the forward end of said sole plate,means near the forward end of said rest member pivotally supporting thesame in said slot formovement between a retracted position above thesurface of said sole plate and an extended iron supporting positiontherebelow,

said control member being pivotally supported ing an exposed endterminating slightly above .the

surface of said sole plate, said control member being movable to aposition out of contact with said supporting rest when the forward endof the iron is tilted backwardly on the rear end thereof until theexposed end of the control member is moyed upwardly by contact with theironingsurface thereby releasing said rest for movement by gravityaction to its extended iron supporting position, means for biasing saidcontrolmember into contact with said rest to hold the same in itsretracted position, said control and rest members having cammedinter-engaging surfaces shaped to permit said rest to pivot upwardlypast the forward end of said control member when returning to theretracted position thereof and to be re-engaged and held in saidretracted position by said control member.

2. The combination with an electric iron of the type having a soleplate, a cover shell overlying the sole plate and extending rearwardlybeyond the heel of the sole plate and an operating handle; of asupporting structure for supporting the iron in cooperation with theextended end of the cover shell with the sole plate elevated above asupporting surface comprising, an elongated rest member having amounting end and a supporting end, said sole plate being formed with aslot adapted to receive said rest member, a pivot on said sole plateabove the ironing surface thereof pivotally mounting said rest member onsaid sole plate for movement in a vertical plane between a retractedposition in which said rest member lies within said slot and asupporting position in which one end of said rest member projects fromsaid slot below the ironing surface of the sole plate, said pivotengaging said rest member adjacent the other end thereof whereby thecenter of gravity of the rest member lies between said pivot'and saidone end thereof and said one end of the rest member is biased by gravityto said iron supporting position; and a latching and releasing structurefor said rest member comprising, a controllever, means mounting saidcontrollever on the iron for movement between a first position in whicha portion of said control lever directly engages said rest member in theretracted position thereof and retains said rest member in such positionand a second position in which said portion of said control leverdisengages from said rest member to allow said rest member to move bygravity to said supporting position, means normally biasing said controllever to said first position, and means for moving said control lever tosaid second position including an actuating button engaging said leverand projecting downwardly rearwardly of the heel of the sole plate andterminating slightly above said ironing surface in position to engage asupporting surf-ace and actuate said control member when the iron istilted backwardly onto said end of the cover shell.

3. The combination with an electric sad iron of the type having a soleplate, a, cover shell and an operating handle; of a retractablestructure for supporting the iron with the sole plate elevated above asupporting surface comprising an elongated rest member, said sole platebeing formed with an elongated slot opening through the ironing surfacethereof and adapted to receive said rest member, a pivot on said soleplate above the ironing surface thereof pivotally mounting said restmember in said slot for vertical movement about a horizontal axis tomove from a retracted position in said slot to a supporting position inwhich one end of the rest projects below the ironing surface, said pivotengaging the rest member adjacent the other end thereof whereby thecenter of gravity of the rest member lies between the pivot and said oneend thereof and the rest member is biased by gravity to iron supportingposition; and means for securing said rest member in said retractedposition and for releasing said rest member to move to said supportingposition by gravity comprising a control and securing lever having asecuring portion adapted to engage said rest and an actuating portionextending downwardly at the rear of the heel of said sole plate, meanspivotally mounting said control lever on said iron for arcuate movementbetween a first position in which the actuating portion thereofterminates just above the plane of the ironing surface and the securingportion thereof directly engages the rest in said retracted position andretains the rest in said retracted position and a sec-' ond position inwhich said actuating portion moves upwardly with respect to the soleplate and said securing portion disengages from said rest, and meansnormally biasing said control lever to said first position whereby saidrest is released by tilting said iron backwardly to engage saidactuating portion with a supporting surface.

ELMER C. BIN GGELY.

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